{"id":10273,"date":"2024-05-18T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=10273"},"modified":"2024-05-18T21:30:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T04:30:45","slug":"rockies-giants-20240518","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2024\/05\/18\/rockies-giants-20240518\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Crush Rockies as Chapman and Matos Have Another Big Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Giants 14, Rockies 4<\/h2>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO (May 18) \u2014 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chapmma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matt Chapman<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=matoslu02,matoslu01&amp;search=Luis+Matos&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Luis Matos<\/a><\/strong> combined for seven hits \u2014 four for extra bases \u2014 to lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2024\/03\/17\/rockies-giants-20240317\/\">San Francisco Giants<\/a> to a 14\u00ad\u20134 blowout victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2024\/05\/17\/rockies-giants-20240517\/\">Colorado Rockies<\/a> before 31,098 at Oracle Park Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<h3>Rockies \u2013 Giants Game Summary<\/h3>\n<p>The Giants jumped on Rockies starter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/blachty01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ty Blach<\/a><\/strong> early. A one-out single by second baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/estrath01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Thairo Estrada<\/a><\/strong> and two-out double by third baseman Matt Chapman set the table for center fielder Luis Matos. Matos, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI Friday night, continued where he left off, belting a no-doubt three-run homer to left-center. It became a 5\u20130 game in the bottom of the second thanks to a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/solerjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jorge Soler<\/a><\/strong> RBI double and Estrada sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n<p>The Rockies responded with a three-run top of the third off Giants starter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harriky01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kyle Harrison<\/a><\/strong>. Catcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/goodmhu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hunter Goodman<\/a><\/strong> led off with a double and scored on a one-out single by shortstop <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tovarez01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ezequiel Tovar<\/a><\/strong>. A two-out walk by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcmahry01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ryan McMahon<\/a><\/strong>, followed by a wild pitch, put runners on second and third for first baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/monteel01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elehuris Montero<\/a><\/strong>. His single to center plated both runners, making the score 5\u20133.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants made it a 6\u20133 game in the bottom of the third thanks to a Chapman single and an RBI double from Matos. In the top of the sixth, the Rockies manufactured a run. Center fielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/doylebr02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brenton Doyle<\/a><\/strong> legged out an infield single, stole second, and scored on a Goodman single to center. But the Giants immediately got the run back in the bottom half after an RBI single from Soler. Another run in the bottom of the seventh made it 8\u20134. This came on a Chapman double followed by a one-out single by left fielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/ramoshe02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Heliot Ramos<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4>The Rout Is On<\/h4>\n<p><a id=\"6ZnfOGMPR-RQHD7m2neHfA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2153039315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6ZnfOGMPR-RQHD7m2neHfA',sig:'rI_nWl-LNX1iREME2OR_wRJYq-Pp6-lEGWD9wtqJMY0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2153039315',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Giants blew the game open in the bottom of the eighth off Rockies reliever <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mearsni01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nick Mears<\/a><\/strong>. Mears started off well, retiring catcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/casalcu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Curt Casali<\/a><\/strong> on a fly to right, but the inning quickly turned into a nightmare for him. Bang! Double by Soler. Bang! RBI double by Estrada. Single to right by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wadela01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LaMonte Wade Jr.<\/a><\/strong> Walk by Chapman. Two-run single by Matos. RBI ground-rule double by Ramos. Walk by Luciano. At this point, it was now a 12\u20134 Giants blowout. Mears struck out right fielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/yastrmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mike Yastrzemski<\/a><\/strong> to stop the hit parade, but having thrown 42 pitches and faced nine batters, his day was done.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kinlety01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tyler Kinley<\/a><\/strong> came in for mop-up duty with the bases loaded. His lone pitch was lined to left-center by Casali for a two-run single. The Rockies retired Luciano as he tried to go first-to-third, mercifully ending the inning and completing the scoring.<\/p>\n<h3>What Went Right for the Rockies<\/h3>\n<h4>Three Multi-hit Days<\/h4>\n<p>Tovar, Rodgers, and Goodman rapped two hits apiece. Goodman notched the only Rockies extra-base hit of the game.<\/p>\n<h4>Fought Back in Third<\/h4>\n<p>Already down 5\u20130, the Rockies plated three runs in the third to get back within striking distance.<\/p>\n<h3>What Went Wrong for the Rockies<\/h3>\n<h4>Mistakes in the Middle of the Zone<\/h4>\n<p>Blach had six pitches put in play that were over the middle of the plate. All were classified as Hard Hit by Statcast (95 mph or greater). Five of the six were hit harder than 100 mph, with only one resulting in an out. One of the six was Jorge Soler\u2019s second-inning double, which at 114 mph was the hardest hit ball by a Giant this season. Additionally, Blach had two belt-high pitches on the inner half clobbered at over 100 mph. One was the second-inning Estrada sacrifice fly to the warning track, while the other was the third-inning Matos double to center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLocation is critical,\u201d manager and former pitcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=blackbu02,blackbu01&amp;search=Bud+Black&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bud Black<\/a><\/strong> said after the game. \u201c(Changing the) timing of hitter swings\u2014he just couldn\u2019t quite get there. Stuff was the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blach added, \u201cI feel like every pitch that I did throw over the plate, they hit. They hit some good pitches, too. That\u2019s just how it goes sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lambepe01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Peter Lambert<\/a><\/strong> also had a middle-middle fastball get smoked for an extra-base hit. This came on Luciano\u2019s leadoff double in the sixth, a 101-mph laser to left-center.<\/p>\n<h4>Giants Hit Parade<\/h4>\n<p>The Giants smashed 18 hits in the game. Ten went for extra bases, nine doubles and a homer. This was the first time they\u2019ve hit nine doubles in a game since moving from New York to San Francisco before the 1958 season. Their last nine-double game was on April 11, 1912, when they hit 12 at Brooklyn against the Dodgers.<\/p>\n<h4>Matt Chapman and Luis Matos<\/h4>\n<p>Once again, Matt Chapman and Luis Matos smacked Rockies pitches all over the yard. Chapman went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, a stolen base, and four runs scored. Matos went 3-for-5 with a double, a homer, six RBI, and two runs scored. This ran Chapman\u2019s two-day total to 7-for-8 with four doubles, two stolen bases, a hit-by-pitch, an RBI, and three runs scored. Matos\u2019 two-day total is 6-for-10 with three doubles, a homer, and 11 RBI.<\/p>\n<p>Blach said of Chapman and Matos, \u201cIt seemed like they both were staying on the ball a little better than they had been in the past, going and getting pitches away from them. Chapman\u2019s had a couple where he\u2019s stuck the bat out and hit doubles down the line. When things are going well, they\u2019re going well. Matos is seeing the ball really well right now. Anything up, he\u2019s hammering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than anything,\u201d Black added, \u201cpitches to hit and not quality pitches to Chapman have been the reason he\u2019s swinging so well. If you\u2019re swinging well with confidence and get the ball in the strike zone that\u2019s up out over the plate, you\u2019re gonna get base hits.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Missed Scoring Opportunities<\/h4>\n<p>Despite the Giants\u2019 hitting, the Rockies had their chances to keep pace. However, they stranded two runners in the fifth inning despite having runners on the corners with one out. Later, in the seventh, they had runners on first and second with one out only to come up empty-handed. They repeated the feat in the top of the eighth. \u201cWe had a couple of opportunities,\u201d Black said, \u201cand we didn\u2019t get the hits.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Quotes<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cOverall, the pitching staff didn\u2019t make enough quality pitches down in the strike zone or in on their hands.\u201d <em>\u2014 Black on the Giants\u2019 offensive success Saturday<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Quick Hits<\/h3>\n<p>Hunter Goodman, drafted as a catcher, made his first career start as a major league backstop Saturday. \u201cIt was a cool experience,\u201d he said. \u201cDoing something for the first time is always interesting, so I enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun. (Would have loved to) get a win, but it was good to actually do it and get some experience.\u201d \u2026 Matos now has 17 RBI in his six games with a plate appearance this season. It\u2019s the most in Giants history through six games with a plate appearance to start a season. In addition, it is tied with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=davisch02,davis-012chr,davis-019chr,davis-014chr&amp;search=Chris+Davis&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chris Davis<\/a><\/strong> (Baltimore Orioles, 2013) for the most in major league history. \u2026 Sarah Langs noted that Matos is the fourth Giant with consecutive games of five-plus RBI, joining <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=clarkja01,clark-013jac,clark-009jac&amp;search=Jack+Clark&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jack Clark<\/a><\/strong> (1982), <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/muelldo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Don Mueller<\/a><\/strong> (1951), and Hall of Famer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/terrybi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\"><strong>Bill Terry<\/strong><\/a> (1932).<\/p>\n<p>Chapman\u2019s seven hits in the past two games are the most in his career over a two-game span. \u2026 Saturday was Chapman\u2019s second career four-hit game. The other came July 7, 2018 at Cleveland while he was with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/athletics\/\">Oakland Athletics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Montero (1-for-4 with a walk and two RBI) is batting .323 (10-for-31) over his last nine games with a plate appearance. \u2026 Tovar (2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored) has hit safely in his last 11 games. It is tied for the second-longest active streak in the majors.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>Harrison (4\u20131) earned the win, with Blach (1\u20132) taking the loss.<\/p>\n<p>The Rockies (15\u201330) and Giants (22\u201325) will finish their three-game series Sunday afternoon. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hudsoda02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dakota Hudson<\/a><\/strong> (1\u20136, 6.13 ERA) will take the hill for the Rockies against fellow right-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hicksjo03.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jordan Hicks<\/a><\/strong> (3\u20131, 2.44 ERA) of the Giants. First pitch will be at 1:05 pm Pacific\/2:05 pm Mountain.<\/p>\n<h4>Main Photo:<\/h4>\n<p><a id=\"O-AU8obCRoB_LzcrmqJfqA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2153025033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'O-AU8obCRoB_LzcrmqJfqA',sig:'Och2JfJ9ihrESY3LE7PTOHIMew16o7YrsWZK5yxCmvE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2153025033',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giants 14, Rockies 4 SAN FRANCISCO (May 18) \u2014 Matt Chapman and Luis Matos combined for seven hits \u2014 four for extra bases \u2014 to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 14\u00ad\u20134 blowout victory over the Colorado Rockies before 31,098 at Oracle Park Saturday afternoon. 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